What to prepare
Keep the controlled drawing/model revision, characteristic identifiers, verification methods and results, material/process records and nonconformance dispositions together. A characteristic may require documentary evidence rather than one physical dimensional reading.
Scope follows the contract
SAE AS9102C describes FAI performance and documentation and supplements customer/regulatory requirements. Its existence does not make this webpage or every aerospace part automatically subject to the same inspection contract.
Changes can reopen the task
Evaluate product and process changes against the applicable requirements to determine whether a full or partial FAI is needed. FAI is not necessarily a one-time check of the first physical part ever produced.
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Sources and review scope
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Arithmetic examples are labelled separately from source-table facts and standard scope.
SAE AS9102C
2023-06-28 revision, public scope for FAI performance/documentation. Supplements applicable customer/regulatory requirements.
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Customer-specific planning and change considerations; not a universal requirement for all products.
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